2021 Half time Report

It's the 30th of June again, and you know what this means. It's time for yet another half time report.

The raid on the US Capitol is a terrible riot that is undermining democracy. Enemy rockets have bombarded Israel once more, the #FreeChina movement has suffered its biggest blow as a Hong Kong newspaper that champions truth closes operations for good, and the European Union's copyright regulations make life difficult for all netizens. But the pandemic is the worst part, because the "cure" is not helping us as much as we hoped.

Apparently, all of these are just forerunners for worse times to come, and all of them were foretold in the Bible. So do not expect 2022 to be better than 2021.

Non-Regulation Swimsuits

Two-piece swimsuits are no longer allowed in swimming competitions. However, two-piece swimsuits are acceptable in beach volleyball tournaments, granted that the bikini top looks like a sports bra. This could give midriff-baring crop tops, whether short-sleeved or long-sleeved, a chance to become part of the official female beach volleyball attire.

Yes, this comic included the two-piece swimsuit worn by Arle in the swimming competition in PuyoLympics. It would have been considered a non-regulation swimsuit in swimming competitions by now. However, it would be considered acceptable by swimsuit regulations in beach volleyball tournaments.

Debate over Pyra's Shorts

Currently, there is a huge debate over whether Pyra is wearing a really small pair of shorts or a very small miniskirt. Either way, she had to wear a pantyhose when she qualified for the Super Smash Bros Ultimate Fighters Pass Volume 2 DLC. All of this had to be done to comply with the game's age ratings. This can explain why Mai Shiranui had to be omitted from the King of Fighters Stadium's VIP spectators list.

Gotta Eat Fast

A comic with an actual hedgehog? The hedgehog in this comic is not Sonic, but the comic's title is associated with Sonic's "Gotta Go Fast" catchphrase.

The hedgehog's owner wearing blue as well as the blue wall and the blue dishes could just be a coincidental reference to Sonic and Sega.

Yes, real-life hedgehogs do eat carrots and cat food. In Sonic X, Sonic does not like cat food, unlike the hedgehog in this comic who happily eats the carrot slices and the cat food his owner gave to him. This means that real-life hedgehogs are better than Sonic in some ways, even if many of them cannot live up to 10 years, let alone 30...

Happy 30th Anniversary, Sonic the Hedgehog. You made hedgehogs popular animals on the Internet.

The Russo-German War

Today marks the 80th anniversary of Operation Barbarossa, when, on the 22nd of June, 1941, the Axis of Evil, led by the German Reich, launched a dastardly offensive into Communist Russia. What followed was an epic rivalry between two monster dictators, resulting in massive bloodshed. In the end, Germany was defeated and partitioned while Russia went on to be America's arch-rival during the Cold War that followed after the end of World War 2. The 22nd of June, 1941, was, is, and will always be, Russia's Day of Infamy, even when Russia today is no longer Communist.

The War for the Final DLC Slot

Now that Tekken's Kazuya has taken the penultimate Fighters Pass Volume 2 character slot, one question remains. Who will the final Fighters Pass Volume 2 character be? And no, Sakurai is not telling who it will be during his presentation on Kazuya Mishima.

However, here are my eight candidates for the final Fighters Pass Volume 2 character, and six of them, including honorable mention Dirk the Daring, were from my Fighters Pass Volume 2 candidates comic. All they need to do now is to get into a huge all-out war for the final Fighters Pass Volume 2 character slot and we will finally be done and over with Super Smash Bros Ultimate's DLC so that we can prepare for an even bigger war to come.

Update: Sora from Kingdom Hearts qualified for Super Smash Bros Ultimate, meaning none of the characters in this comic will be in Super Smash Bros Ultimate.

Rit © City Connection. Arle © Sega. Klonoa © Bandai Namco. Bill Rizer © Konami. Marco Rossi © SNK. Sir Arthur © Capcom. Lemmings © Sony Interactive Entertainment/Exient. Dirk the Daring © Digital Leisure.

Villager's Rejected Losing Animation

Yes, the Animal Crossing Player Villager cries in the Animal Crossing games starting from Wild World when emotions were introduced to the series. The sorrow emotion became their losing animation in Mario Kart 8 as well as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. However, this should also have been their losing animation in the Super Smash Bros games as well, similar to Ice Climbers sobbing when they lose being a reference to the No Bonus screen in Ice Climber. Then again, having Villager cry when he or she loses in Smash Bros will reflect badly on the Animal Crossing series...

Nintendo games and characters © Nintendo.